Pengguna Tetamu
3 Jun 2024
We booked a classic double room at this accordingly priced four star hotel expecting a proper room with good facilities. When we arrived, it was quite the letdown. The room is quite small, and the bathroom is something you’d expect in a cheap hostel. The website says this room is “traditionally furnished”, but outdated 80s furniture, a wobbly linoleum bathroom floor and a massively stained toilet aren’t traditional - they’re outdated. I understand not every room can have the best view, but our “view” was that of a wall with the kitchen underneath. This also meant loud kitchen noises till late in the evening, with the accompanying odours and heat. We couldn’t open the window while trying to sleep because of the heat either, and there’s no AC or a fan in the room. We felt like Harry Potter in his cupboard underneath the stairs. Within an hour of arriving, I made a complaint at the reception. The receptionist understood my complaint. For the first night the hotel was fully booked so there was probably nothing she could do, which I understand. But, she said she could try to make arrangements for the second night and she wrote my phone number down. We didn’t hear anything since, although I could see on the website there were better rooms available for the second night we were staying. Why didn’t they do any follow up on this? When checking out, a member of staff asked if everything had been okay. Again, I said it wasn’t. This seemed to surprise her, so I think the receptionist at the first day just threw my complaint in the bin? She said it’s an old Victorian building, so not every room could be the same. Yeah sure I understand this, but you can still replace a toilet or at least have more than one towel rack. And why do they advertise with “beautiful this and that” and pretend to be luxurious, while afterwards they say not every room can be like this. So it’s a lottery then? If they can’t deliver, or if rooms need to be renovated, then do so before charging full price for them. I made my complaint in time, but staff chose to ignore it. Now our stay is over, and staff apologised when we left, but a real gesture would have been appreciated. They could have done so much more. Two stars since the breakfast was nice, and breakfast staff did a good job.
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